To never go back there again - mortified

[Bluebuttercupss]

A bit of back story: Day off work today so had a few hours to myself while DC was at school. Let's just say it's been a little while since the old ahem has had any action and I was in a bit of a naughty mood, so decided to order myself a toy 🙈 fast forward to early evening and I have taken DC to swimming lesson. While DC is in lesson, I was talking to another parent (never met them before today) about how expensive it is to buy goggles from the leisure centre and how much cheaper online it is. In an effort to demonstrate said point, I whipped out my phone and pulled up Amazon. As I did so, it occurred to me that this was where I'd bought my toy from earlier but I thought surely there must be some kind of privacy feature that prevents any 'similar items' being displayed on the landing page - you know the recommendations based on your buying history right? So I'm waiting for the page to load, signal is shit and I'm debating whether to make an excuse about my data and put my phone away but already felt committed. Page finally loads, phew, nothing untoward in the sponsored ads/recommendations, I'm thinking I'm in the clear and nobody needs to know what I bought earlier yay. I then click the search bar to type in 'swimming goggles' when I kid you fucking not, my search history then appears in bright fucking purple and the last and only entries are 'thrusting dildo' and 'flesh like dildo'. I know the other parent saw it too because she grins and looks at me in a 'wouldn't have thought you were the type but go girl' way 😭😭 honestly I am mortified and absolutely convinced that the only way forward is to find another leisure centre. Can I ever show my face in there again?? In fact should I move area completely because she probably lives local and I may see her in the area anyway?? Honestly never been so embarrassed in my life lol

@christmastreewithhairyfairy

Ahhh! Thank you (I feel very foolish! 🤪)

Omg. That is hilarious 😂

If I was that woman I’d want to become your friend! 😂😂😂

@mustgetoffmn because she likes vibrators? Odd way to select friends. I usually go on things in common, chat, laughs etc

And how does a stranger you’ve never met translate to friends and the colleagues discussing the fact you have bought a perfectly normal item.

‘oooh have you heard, Susan was at the swimming pool with Lucy and she saw she had bought a vibrator’

Ok, so imagine you seen that on her phone. Would you care? Would you judge her? Of course not lol own your sexuality!

I know it’s easier said than done, but keep your head held high and keep going back. Maybe she’ll ask for recommendations 😂

You start

Why?

Me too, thanks OP I think it's safe to say you can never go there again! Brilliant

That’s funny- can totally see it happening.

I don’t really like showing anyone stuff on my phone because I worry a text or something will pop up that they’ll read.
Even if they’re sitting next to me I’ll airdrop things or send them a link.

Once upon a time this would have stood a chance of making it to Classics (which I suspect was the OP's hope), but MN is more sophisticated / catty / miserable [delete as appropriate] these days, so it mostly falls a bit flat.

@BenCoopersSupportWren true. But also there’s been such an influx of trolls in the last year or so that it’s hard to get into the spirit of this sort of thread without assuming it’s going to go poof any minute

Once Upon a Time the quality of posts was better though

oh dear.